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Ruby Slipper Discovered in SLU Waterfront Park

The Seattle Police were baffled last night over a barrage of calls regarding an unidentified flying object bouncing along the Southwest edge of the Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop. Described as a bluish giant bubble-like craft, this type of random flying object has never been reported by the sober in the Emerald City before. “Sure, I’ve seen stuff fly over the lake” noted one barely floating home resident, “but seaplanes don’t bounce and the birds around here are mostly the paddling crapping kind.”

The Ruby Slipper

Although only 50% completed, the pile of mud that will one day be the perfectly groomed Lake Union Park appears to be at the center of the flying object controversy. The single unexplained reddish pump was discovered behind the impassible fencing designed to keep SLU pedestrians close to Westlake so they are bathed often by cars and busses driving as fast as possible through giant puddles. One resident was able to snap this photo near the area where the unexplained phenomenon was reported to have touched down. It was later confirmed by local authorities that indeed this crimson slipper was not appropriate footwear for Seattle during the rainy construction season (generally October-June).

No further sightings of the bubblecraft or unsuitable abandoned footwear have been reported since early this morning, thus the Seattle Police are hoping to minimize public panic over the puzzling incident.

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